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SAS # 6
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1. If a nurse supervisor calls you to be immediately assigned for an 8-hour shift during your day off
where you already
have arranged an outing with your family, you must
a. Have the outing postponed and immediately attend to the needs of your workplace
b. Go and have the 8-hour overtime shift promptly
c. Politely say “no” and explain that you have already arranged a family outing for the day
d. Explain to the family that you have a work to do during your day off for extra income
ANSWER: C
RATIONALE: Learn how to say “NO” every now and then since days off should be the days when a
nurse should relax and destress.
2. Which of the following best explains compartmentalization at work?

a. Discussing with his/her spouse about an incorrigible patient
b. Learning how to know the difference between the workplace and home
c. Complaining to the family about how stressful the life of a nurse can be
d. Calling colleagues at work from home about the patient’s status
ANSWER: B
RATIONALE: Compartmentalization is learning to leave work-related concerns at the workplace.
3. In order for a staff nurse to calm down at work she should do which of the following EXCEPT
a. Taking a quick break by yourself somewhere quiet
b. Taking a couple of deep breaths
c. Counting to 10 before responding
d. Take anxiolytics before going to work
ANSWER: D
RATIONALE: Taking anxiolytics is not recommended unless the nurse is already suffering from an
anxiety disorder.
4. In order to destress from work the nurse should do which of the following EXCEPT
a. Watch a new movie or TV show
b. Do yoga or meditation
c. Ask for a follow-up about patients from colleagues at work
d. Attend to their hobbies such as reading books or playing sports
ANSWER: C
RATIONALE: Nurses at home should not worry about their patients. They should only ask about
follow-ups when they return to work.
5. Doing something that makes a nurse happy can help a nurse destress. Initially these habits are
done at around a. 1 hour
b. 20-30 minutes
c. 3 hours
d. 6 hours
ANSWER: B
RATIONALE: Especially when learning new skills or hobbies, a nurse must spend 20-30 minutes
initially in order to build that habit.
6. In order to gain new friends outside the hospital workplace, the nurse can do which of the
following?
a. Join a local gym or sports team
b. Do volunteer work
c. Go to local meetups with people that have similar interests
d. All of the above
ANSWER: D
RATIONALE: All options provide a venue of gaining new friends outside the workplace.
7. Nurses who spend time in nature or even just viewing scenes of nature during their days off
reduces fear, anger, and
a. Stress
b. Hatred
c. Spite
d. Frustration
ANSWER: A
RATIONALE: According to the University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality & Healing, spending
time in nature or even just viewing scenes of nature reduces fear, anger, and stress.
8. In order to destress, one of the things a nurse can do is to write their frustrations and worries in a
journal. Which of the
following are useful tools in journal making EXCEPT
a. Physical journal
b. A journal app
c. Doing a journal on an employer-owned device
d. A private blog
ANSWER: C
RATIONALE: Never do journals on an employer-owned device since it might risk losing your job.
9. Exercise is also a vital component of destressing since it can enhance one’s mood due to the release
of which of the following hormones?
a. Endorphins
b. Serotonin
c. Dopamine
d. Oxytocin
ANSWER: A
RATIONALE: As Mayo Clinic points out, exercise increases the release of endorphins and as a result,
improves your mood, reduces symptoms of anxiety and depression.
10. If you feel that you have no control over your stress or anxiety, you as a nurse must
a. Consult a colleague
b. Ask for help from a supervisor
c. Seek help from a professional
d. Consult a doctor from your ward
ANSWER: C
RATIONALE: A professional who deals with psych problems is best to seek help from rather than
from a doctor who specializes from another field of medicine from the ward.

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